Sri Lanka
Official name: |
Sri Lanka |
Capital City: |
Colombo |
Current Local Time: |
| International Dialing Code: |
94 |
Population: |
18,553,074 (July 199 |
Currency: |
1 Sri Lankan rupee (SLRe) = 100 cents |
Spoken Languages: |
Sinhala (official and national language) 74%, Tamil (national language) 18% |
Holidays: |
Jan 10, 14, Feb 4, 9, 23, Mar 10, Apr 9, 10, 13, 14, May 1, 8, 9, 20, Jun 7, Jul 6, Aug 5, Sep 4, 21, Oct 3, 17, Nov 2, 28, Dec 1, 25, 31 |
Major Exports: |
Commodities: garments and textiles, teas, diamonds, other gems, petroleum products, rubber products, other agricultural products, marine products, graphite |
Partners: US 34.7%, UK, Germany, Japan, Netherlands, France (1994) Major Imports: |
Commodities: textiles and textile materials, machinery and equipment, transport equipment, food, petroleum, building materials |
Partners: Japan, India, UK, Hong Kong, South Korea, Taiwan, Singapore, China (1994) Total Export: |
$3.2 billion (f.o.b., 1994) |
Total Import: |
$4.8 billion (c.i.f., 1994) |
Gross Domestic Product: |
$65.6 billion (1995 est.) |
Per Capita Income: |
$3,600 (1995 est.) |
Literacy Rate: |
90.2% |
Population Growth Rate: |
1.13% (1996 est.) |
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